Necro posting but Charlie Clips was on Nick Cannon's Wild N Out variety show as a regular cast member, before that he was known for being in battle rap (the modern acapella pre-written format) where he had a pretty big stature. DNA is also a famous as a battle rapper.

And no, this did not go over well in the battle rap community, while a few have praised them for "making big moves", a lot of people are also ridiculing the two and/or calling them sell-outs.